This is the stage of the season that the truly good teams are reaching their stride and solidifying their body of work, all geared toward securing a high-seed berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Sooners, on the other hand, seem to be headed down a much different path, and if they don’t get things figured out pretty quickly, their postseason experience will be short-lived and destined for one-and-done.
A month ago, Oklahoma was the fourth-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25. Admittedly, that might have been an overreach. But in the weeks since then, the Sooners have been in a steady downhill slide.